Surveillance of Tuberculosis in Taipei: The Influence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria.

Notification of tuberculosis (TB) but not nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is mandatory in Taiwan. Partly due to the strict regulation on TB notification, several patients infected with NTM were notified as TB cases. Notification of patients infected with NTM as TB cases can trigger public health a...

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Main Authors: Chen-Yuan Chiang, Ming-Chih Yu, Shiang-Lin Yang, Muh-Yong Yen, Kuan-Jen Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4636369?pdf=render